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While active burial sites, Laurel Hill Cemeteries continue to provide open, green, public spaces for recreation and solitude.

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Event Category: History

Member Only: We're All Related - Finding a 19th Century Family

Saturday, April 5, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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A Ghostly Gallery: Artists & Their Patrons

Saturday, April 5, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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April 1865- The Month That Changed America

Sunday, April 6, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, April 10, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, April 12, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Unsinkable to Unthinkable: Titanic Passengers

Saturday, April 12, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Liberty or Death: Revolutionary War Patriots

Saturday, April 19, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, April 25, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, April 26, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Scientists, Inventors, Explorers, & Innovators

Saturday, May 3, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Designing for the Dead: Art & Architecture

Sunday, May 4, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Accessible Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, May 10, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Military History of Laurel Hill West

Saturday, May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Volunteer Flag Placement: Preparing to Honor America's Heroes

Sunday, May 18, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, May 23, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Accessible Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, May 24, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Stagecoaches & Omnibuses: Victorian Transport

Saturday, May 31, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Medical Meanderings

Sunday, June 1, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Out of the Closet & Into the Crypt

Saturday, June 7, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Henry VIII, Not the King: Eight Henrys of Laurel Hill

Sunday, June 8, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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This Sporting Life

Saturday, June 14, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, June 14, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Queerly Departed: LGBTQ+ Stories

Saturday, June 21, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Stop the Presses! Printers & Publishers

Sunday, June 22, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, June 27, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Victorian Spirit Crawl

Friday, June 27, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, June 28, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Magnificent Monuments

Sunday, June 29, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Gettysburg & Beyond: The Ultimate Civil War Tour

Saturday, July 5, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, July 12, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Virtual Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, July 25, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, July 26, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, August 9, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Virtual Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, August 22, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, August 23, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Members Only: Mimosas and Mausolea

Sunday, August 24, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Experience a rare glimpse inside some of Laurel Hill East's mausolea on this tour. Together, we'll discover the fascinating stories of those at rest and raise a glass to their legacy.

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Civil War Tour in South Laurel Hill

Saturday, August 30, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Auld Lang Syne: Scottish Residents

Saturday, September 6, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Giving Back: Philanthropists

Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, September 11, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Sinners & Scandals : the Seamy Side of Laurel Hill

Sunday, September 14, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Accessible Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, September 26, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, September 27, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Pints & Plots: Brew Masters

Sunday, September 28, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, October 11, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Darkly Departed

Saturday, October 11, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Famous Army, Navy, & Marine Veterans

Sunday, October 12, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Dearly, Yet Oddly Departed

Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, October 25, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Famous Army, Navy, & Marine Veterans

Saturday, October 25, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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The Nevermore Tour: Edgar Allan Poe Connections

Sunday, October 26, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, October 31, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, November 8, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, November 13, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Pocket of Paradise Neighborhood Tour

Saturday, November 15, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Call in the Cavalry: 1st City Troop

Sunday, November 16, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, November 22, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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A Walk Around the Summit Section

Sunday, November 23, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, November 28, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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In Their Own Words

Saturday, November 29, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Thomas Jefferson's Friends & Foes

Sunday, November 30, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Laurel Hill Goes to the Movies

Sunday, December 7, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, December 13, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, December 26, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, December 27, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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